Lecture BustersKeeping Students Engaged

Dr Hugh CrumleyCenter for Instructional Technology

Lectures: true or false?

Students maintain attention for about 40 minStudents forget most things learned in lecturesPauses in lectures for discussion increase retention

Forget most things

Students forget most things learned in lectures?

Pauses in lectures for discussion increase retention?

Plan

Cycle of learning Quick ways to engage & assess Personal Response System

Kolb’s Experiential Learning (1984)

Experience

Reflect

Conceptualize

Experiment

Kolb, D. A. (1984) Experiential Learning, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.: Prentice Hall.

Two sentences

Explain Kolb’s model in two sentences Your audience: a 12 year old

In the classroom…

15 minute time limit Variety of activities Formative assessment

CATs

CATs: Think Pair Share

CATs: Minute Papers

Question: Multiple Choice

Which of these things does not belong?B. SalsaC. OrangutanD. DandruffE. E-coli

WHY?

Question: answer series

Put the following historical events in orderB. World War IIC. World War ID. The RenaissanceE. Introduction of the McRib© Sandwich(answer format: ABCD)

Question: Numeric question

The sum of twice a number plus 13 is 75.Find the number.

Question: Short Answer

Who do you consider the most dangerous person in the world?

Press a letter to enter alpha mode Use keys ▲▼ to change letters

Peer Instruction 1 of 2

The earth’s seasons are largely a result of the earth’s changing distance from the sun.

The earth’s seasons are largely a result of the earth’s changing distance from the sun.

Peer Instruction 2 of 2

Analog works too.

Democrat Nominee?

Elected in November?

Activity

In groups, 10 minutes CAT or PRS alternative for your field Demo for workshop

Credits

Students in lecture by Robert N.RIA lecture by ColmmaccKolb’s Experiential Learning model adapted from Kolb, D. A. (1984) Experiential Learning, Englewood

Cliffs, NJ.: Prentice Hall. “Forget most thingsin lectures” picture by BrymoStudents in discussion by samwyseThink Pair Share students GS 305, Spring 2008Minute Papers from EvilibbyPRS hardware from InterwritePRS Students from Ohio UniversitySalsa from Vincent MaPoliticians from their websites

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Hugh Crumley, Duke Center for Instructional Technology crumley@duke.edu